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When you think of Grand Valley State University, you likely first think of college students and their various studies. But you don't have to be enrolled to take advantage of the various meeting spaces GVSU offers—in the heart of Grand Rapids and on the Medical Mile....
August/September 2019
Mira Krishnan, Ph.D., never really thought she'd stay in Michigan. Her parents, chemists by trade, arrived from India before their only child was born, believing in the American dream. They moved around the Detroit area, living in Sterling Heights until Mira was in...
Go ahead: Sing that embarrassingly catchy Dixie Chicks song, loud and proud. We're a fan of those beautifully open spaces in homes, just like Fennville homeowners Sarah and Michael McCracken. The McCrackens' new-build residence—located on Hutchins Lake and...
Cozy. Charming. Full of character. Intimate. Divani's event spaces are more than simply a place to hold your next special event or meeting: They're host to experiences that enrich and are remembered for years to come. So, what's the secret sauce key to making private...
When she's not eating or sleeping, Rebecca Cruttenden is swimming, biking, and running to train for her yearly Ironman triathalon—basically, taking on the world. But that's not all. She's also baking and delivering cookies, speaking, and coordinating volunteers for...
West Michigan Woman sat down with newly appointed Grand Valley State University president Dr. Philomena V. Mantella to get her take on the future of higher education, her goals for GVSU as its first female president, why she's excited to live and work in West...
The first time I met Madison Massara she was a 16-year-old, spinning around effortlessly in a humid, crowded ballet class at Grand Rapids Ballet School. I watched her fouetté at the end of class, rotating multiple times with the endurance and poise of a prima...
"There is a brighter future ahead." Jeanne Eyde, D.O., board-certified ENT, Facial Plastic Surgeon practicing Aesthetic Medicine at Grand Pearl Spa, a division of Plastic Surgery Associates, and Medical & Wellness Director at Urban You – Beauty Bar, segued her...
Salmon pink. Robin's egg blue. Soft lavender. These are a few of the many colors Deb Cloney and Scott Kammeraad have uncovered while hand-refinishing the original wood accents and fixtures in their Heritage Hill historic home. Widely known as the Amberg House, the...